Need Based Intervention

On the 24^th January 2024, Skill Development Training on Baking was inaugurated at DIC Cod Nerc Khawzawl lasting till 13^th February 2024 focusing on Women Self Help Group (WSHG) in which it covered and certified 30 SHG members altogether. This training is a scheme of Micro Enterprise Development Programme (MEDP) Project under NABARD.

T he hired trainer provided training materials and demonstrated various technical skills throughout the training programmes. Since the training course and routine was designed to cover theory and practical including motivational as well as promoting perception the focus was promoting skill and building an entrepreneur spirit including providing basic marketing economy. The whole training sessions was conducted as interactive as possible including theory and practical that the participants feel free to ask any questions regarding the baking such as the amount of some particular item to add like butter, cream, sugar or some recipe for a certain cake etc. From the feedback, the trained participants says that they could be able to bake by their own at home or even start baking for income generation. They further claimed that cake has high demand in their locality or town and even in the local market for occasion such as for birthday, anniversary, wedding, for household consumption towards important occasion or ceremony etc. The baking training was extremely helpful for the SHGs members who earns meager income and who cannot afford expensive cakes for the family consumption besides income generation. These 15 days training provides an equal opportunity for all the participants and make sure that beneficiaries are getting the chance to get trained and carry out their interest of baking into practice that is one of the best ways to generate income.

b) Relief Distribution to Internally Displaced People (IDP) and Displaced People from Myanmar in Mizoram

Due to conflict began in Manipur on the 3^rd May 2023, internal displacement began in significant numbers witnessing large numbers of persons/families fleeing their homes from Manipur to Mizoram. The YMA and Village/local council arrange relief camps in their respective area where the IDP and displaced people from Myanmar stays temporarily. The affected people faced severe shortages of food, clean drinking water, hygiene facilities and medical aid and shelter. Thousands of displaced people were living without proper shelter, lack of basic needs supply, and unsafe living condition that might lead to vulnerability and disease. Under the scope of Need Based intervention, the organization took the initiatives to reach out generous people, so did contribute to the cause fortunately. Starting in the month of July, distribution of relief was carried out in various camps through donations.

Similarly, the continued conflict in Myanmar has also increases refugees in the state. In response to the humanitarian crisis, the organisation assisted them and provide emergency services after consulting with the local/village leaders such as YMA, Village/local council etc. The list below is the details of the camp/village covered with lists of items distributed:

c) Impulse NGO Network & Cod Nerc Humanitarian Relief in Myanmar

Major activities Undertaken:

1. Distribution of Ration: The continuation of dry ration distribution was last carried out on 29^th April, 2023 at Zokhawthar Village among 100 families of Displaced People. Items include – Rice, Chana/Dal, Potato, Onion, Cooking Oil, Soap, Sugar and Turmeric.

2. Agroforestry Program: The Agroforestry Program was implemented since July 2022, started at Khuangleng Village as a Pilot Project among 45 families/ beneficiaries and extended to Khuangleng Lianpui and Sesih Villages. Till date agro-forestry program have covered 317.5 acres of land. The agroforestry program includes short term and long-term crops. Coverage of families:

1. Short Term Crop – 190 families and each family covered 1 acre of land –Bean, Soybean, pumpkin, maize/corn, Cabbage, Chili, potato, Cowpea/Beans etc

2. Long term plantation– 51 families in total; 13 families- each family cover 2.5 acres of land growing Apple and another 38 families grows Orange.

3. Extension of Agro- Forestry: - Poly-house (Seed Nursery) Extension starts from January 2024 and supposed to end on June 2024. For this Sesih and Khawbung Villages were selected for setting up or construction of Polyhouse in consultation with agriculture and horticulture department of Champhai district for a fruitful impact on the farmers.

4. Medical Equipment: On 13^th July 2023, Medical Equipment was handed over health centres in which Deputy Commissioner Champhai District was Chief Guest. Medical Equipment were distributed by the Chief Medical Officer and Staffs to 59 Healthcare Centre’s under Champhai District.